"I like to write about worlds where I can bend the rules..."

Author Q&A: we catch up with John Holmes-Carrington as he works on the final edit of his novel...

Short Story: THE LEGEND OF THE DOP A GLOP by John Holmes-Carrington

Originally published in Harvey Duckman Presents... Volume 9, March 2022

Flash!Mob April24: SET IN STONE

300 words... any genre... any style... go wild with the what ifs!

How to write and publish your memoirs

Some of the most wonderful books we’ve published over the years at Sixth Element have been memoirs and true life stories. But one question we’re often asked is why would anyone be interested in reading about ordinary lives.

Project Management for Authors 101

Want to finish your WIP but keep getting stuck? Too many projects on the go and struggling to prioritise to get anywhere near finishing any of them? Frustrated? Doubting yourself? It might be that you need to take a step back and use some project management.

"If I visited the reign of James 1st, I'd probably be outed and killed as a witch!"

Author Q&A: we catch up with Christine King, the author of award-winning Regency romances including The Blade and The Dove, Echoes of the Stones, Smuggler’s Moon and Stolen Innocence.

Short Story: NARRATIVE PARTICLES (A Harvey Duckman Special) by Mark Hayes

Originally published in Harvey Duckman Presents... Volume 3, October 2019

Flash!Mob: Into The Future

One of our first few flash fiction collections, Flash!Mob: Into The Future is a fab eBook packed with creative and often disturbing insights into the kind of technology that isn't that far away... FlashMob-INTO-THE-FUTUREA book, written and published in a week...? Why not! FlashMob-INTO-THE-FUTURE-Generic.epub287 KBdownload-circle Inspired

#writetip: to dare is to do... a socially awkward writer and the dilemma of social media

I am not ashamed to say that trying to promote my books and develop a social media author platform has given me problems over the years.

Flash!Mob explained

We've had a lot of fun over the past few of years with mini flash projects to write and publish a book in a week.

Harvey baskets explained

We have seven baskets into which we allocate stories as they are accepted. These baskets lead to themed editions of Harvey...

Indeed, Harvey Duckman is alive and well...

Welcome back! After a hiatus of a good long while, Harvey is back! Thank you all for being patient while Schrodinger Harvey's fate was in the balance. We're now all gearing up and ready for a new chapter in the adventure. Look forward to new Harvey